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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Little Crow's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event led to a widespread invasion of the West by white men?
(a) California Gold rush
(b) Lewis and Clark Expedition
(c) Cattle Drives
(d) Oklahoma Claims

2. What famous scout gains the trust of the Navajo?
(a) Bat Masterson
(b) Kit Carson
(c) Cochise
(d) Meriweather Lewis

3. Who was chief of the Wdewkantons?
(a) Sitting Bull
(b) Crazy Horse
(c) Little Crow
(d) Red Cloud

4. The Navajo said of one white man, "his name reaches the sky." Who does this refer to?
(a) Kit Carson
(b) William Sherman
(c) George Custer
(d) William Sheridan

5. Who declared that all land west of the Mississippi was Indian land?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) Andrew Johnson
(c) John Adams
(d) John Quincy Adams

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Little Crow finally defeated?

2. What Navajo chief finally surrendered in 1866?

3. How does Little Crow die?

4. What event does Manuelito challenge a US officer to compete in?

5. What fort do the Navajos attack in retaliation for troops destroying crops?

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